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The wisdom of a good day
Sam Bush says it starts on the very first downbeat.
“It’s that feeling of positive energy, one that starts right away and that one you...
Personal healing and preservation: An herbalist’s manifesto
Boulder herbalists aren’t doctors, and they don’t claim to be. Their mission is to listen to people and to educate them on options — on centuries-old remedies...
Vote No on 71 to protect direct democracy
Citizen access to our last vestige of direct democracy — the statewide ballot initiative — is under attack. As organizers of recent ballot initiatives...
The artist in everyone, anywhere, from anything
Talk to El Anatsui about the thousands of bottlecaps used in his artwork, and he’s less concerned with the obvious problem — yes, these were garbage headed for landfills that now hang on museum walls — than the issue they represent for his community. They’re all from...
How he listens
When I get to Harry Tuft’s condo, one among dozens of identical blue boxes, I found the door wide open. Sheepishly, I walk inside...
Best of East Boulder County
It's that time of year again! Vote for your favorite East Boulder County businesses in Boulder Weekly's Best of East Boulder County. Voting begins...
Corporate gardening for a sustainable world
CorpCROP is on a mission to get you off your chair and out into the sunlight. With the rise in health issues due to sitting behind a desk all day, people like Jennifer Klafin, founder and managing director of CorpCROP, are figuring out ways to help keep office ...
Studying the seven seas
You might be surprised to know that Boulder, Colorado — 800-plus miles from the nearest ocean — has the highest number of SCUBA divers...
EPA under pressure to protect pollinators
Boulder-area beekeeper Tom Theobald, three other beekeepers from around the country and five environmental organizations filed a joint lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency for the agency’s alleged failure to protect bees and other pollinators from ...
The curation of discovery: Part 2
This week’s serialized installment of The curation of discovery begins with a continuation of the conversation between myself and Ava Hamilton, an Arapaho and...
Tour de brew: Big Choice Brewing
It’s amazing how music can transport you to a particular time and place in the blink of an eye. A familiar song from days...
A day in the life of a Boulder County GMO farmer
Paul Schlagel’s business purchases usually consist of irrigation piping or seeds, so it’s understandable that the farmer is eager to show off his new toy: a GPS-guided John Deere tractor. Though he technically bought it used, the gleaming green piece of equipment is ...